The qualities of Vata-Pitta are light, dry, sharp, subtle, spreading and mobile. The qualities of Vata-Pitta provides a key to understanding what it means to have a predominantly Vata-Pitta Prakriti. The heat from Pitta keeps Vata dry and adds a sharp, spreading quality to Vata’s sensitive nature. The main qualities of Vata-Pitta are dry, light, and hot. These qualities will express themselves throughout your mental, emotional and physical make up.

In excess, the dry quality may manifest as a dry sense of humor, you may feel cynical or find yourself fluctuating between constipation and diarrhea. The dryness can also affect the skin, lips, hair, nails or bones (arthritis).

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